Solar eclipse of November 10, 1920

Summary

A partial solar eclipse occurred on Wednesday, November 10, 1920. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.

Solar eclipse of November 10, 1920
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.1287
Magnitude0.742
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates69°54′N 29°48′W / 69.9°N 29.8°W / 69.9; -29.8
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse15:52:15
References
Saros151 (9 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000)9329

Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses 1916–1920 edit

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[1]

Solar eclipse series sets from 1916 to 1920
Ascending node   Descending node
111 December 24, 1916
 
Partial
116 June 19, 1917
 
Partial
121 December 14, 1917
 
Annular
126 June 8, 1918
 
Total
131 December 3, 1918
 
Annular
136 May 29, 1919
 
Total
141 November 22, 1919
 
Annular
146 May 18, 1920
 
Partial
151 November 10, 1920
 
Partial

Notes edit

  1. ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

References edit

  • Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
    • Google interactive map
    • Besselian elements

External links edit